Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-07
THE RECESS TAKEN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY GONE TO RETURN
HIRE APRIL 9th.
" Chesapeake Investigation - Kendall
compary's BILL Merchants Licenses
Debt Commission, &c.

=" Chesapeake " Investigation - Kendall
compary's BILL Merchants Licenses
Debt Commission, &c.
Lientenant-Co Governor John +. Mas
tey called the Senate to order at II
O'Clock noon. Prayerby Rev. DIR. Robert
p. Kerr. All of the bills passed by the
Houee on Tuesday and communicated
10 the Senate in the usual morning
mefsage were twice read and placed on
the calendar. This was done IN order
that the bills might be passed and sent
to the Governor without the delay ordi-
narily incurred by reference to com
| miitees.
ABOUT THE RECESS.
On motion of Mr.. Mccormick, the
Bouse joint resolution providing that
when the two branches adjourned yes
terday il should be to meet again May
Sd was taken up.
He moved 10 amend by striking out
"May Cd" and substituting "April
GOTH He thought the bondholders'
commission would reach here about
the last named date, and he considered
it wisest and best that the General AS
sembly should be in session when the
commission gets here, and all duringits
| stav.
Mr. Heaton concurred in the opinion
expressed 10y Mr.. Mccormick. He had
| received information that the commits
sion proposes starting over here on Sat
urday next, and he thought&now that
there seemed disposition on the part
Of the creditors to settle the debt, the
State should be ready 10 meet them
half way and bave her Legislature in
session when they get here and during
| their soiOurn.
The amendment was agreed to, the
| resolution as amended concurred in.
and its adoption communicated TO the
House 10y Mr.. Mccormick.
RECEss UNTIL APEIL 9th.
A few minn;cs later q message WAS
received from The House saying that
that branch had rejected the Senate
amendment ard asking forthe appoint
ment of committee OF conference to
consider the disagreeing votes on the
resolution. Mcssrs. Mccormick and
Trout were appointed as members OF
the committee on the part OF the Sen
ate. In few minutes Mr.. Mccormick
reported that the committee had agreed
upon the 9th instant as the day upon
which the Senate shall reconvene. This
WAS unanimously agreed to.
SETTLEMENT OF DOUBTFUL CLAIMS.
The hour of 1890 o'clock having ar
! rived, the Till 10 authorize the Auditor
of Public Accounts, with the advice of
the Attorney-General, to compromise
and settle the claim of the Common
wealth against the sureties of Samuel
II. Sterling, late treasurer of Rocking
ham county, which was the special or
der for that time, was taken up.
Mr.. EooZell, the patron Of the bill,
offered q substitute. which had been
suggested by several senator's whose
counties have been afflicted with de-
faulting treasurers, making the bill
general and applicable to the settlement
of all doubtful claims due the Common
wealth.
Mr.. Koiner moved that the substitute
be referred to the Committee on FL
nance. He thought this was an i'm
portaDt matter and should have the
careful consideration Of this committee.
He deplored the rapidity with which
legislation had been enacted by this
General Assembly, and said he hoped
the members after going home would
not find that they had passed, without
having had them read, bills into which
egregious errors have crept.
Mcssrs. Thurman and Keezell both
opposed the motion to recOmmit on the
ground that the original bill had been
fayorably reported by this committee,
and that the substitute only reenacts a
provision of the Code of 1878 changing
the dates.
The vote on the motion resulted
IL to II. The Chair voted "No, and
the motion was lost,
Mr.. Read Offered an amendment,
which, after some discussion, was re-
iected, providing that the cases shall
be considered by the judges of the cir
cuit courts in whose districts the causes
arise.
The substitute was adopted and or
dered to its engrossment.
Mr.. Hurt moved to reconsider the
engrossment of the bill, and this mo-
tion was, at the suggestion of Mr. Kee-
zell. passed by. This was done in order
that. when the Senate reconyenes after
the recess, the bill may be amended if
il is thought defective. Such law as
the one proposed has been asked for by
attorneys representing the State IN
number OF these cases.
THE KENDALL COMPANY's CLAIM.
The bill to provide for the payment
of q Judgment recovered by the Kendall
Bank-Note Company, of New York,
against the Board OF Commissioners OF
the Sinking Fund of Virginia, which
had been the special order for several
DAYS, at / o'clock was taken up. This
Judgment for $4,000 was recovered
| AGAINST the Malone Board January IL,
1884. ON account of the recision OF the
contract awarded the said company for
the engraving and printing Of the bonds
and coupons required under the provi-
siops of the Riddleberger bill. The
bill came up on its engossment.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
Mr.. Blackstone offered two amend.
ments, the first an unimpoItant one and
the second proposing to add the follow
ing TO the second section OF the Dill
Provided that no money shall be paid out OF
1 ,be Treasury under this act until said company
| has EXHAUSTED It's remedies against the Nom.
| hers of The said Board Of Commissioners OF
| the Sinking Fund by bringing sutton the omcihi
| honds of said members as Auditor, second
J kudifor and Treasurer respectively. Anu
| whenever the said company shall presentto inc
| Auditor Of Public AccOuntsa a properly-certineu
| eopv of an order Of the supreme Court of APP
| meals of this State denying II relief In suii
| inon saId bonds as above directed, men and
mot all then, shall he draw his warrant Tor SAID
amount.
| THE SUBJECT DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Blackstone was opposed to the
bin as il stood. He said there was no
legal or moral claim against the State
of virginia that the contract with the
Kendall Bank-Note Company was made
by the Board of Sinking Fund Com
missioners "a board composed OF
| 1-11 ,s@;oorsA that thew made